Binnington makes 28 saves, Blues top Canadiens 4-1

· January 10, 2019 ·

ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington has played in 204 minor league games, plenty of time to wonder if he’d ever make an NHL start. The long wait was worth it for the rookie St. Louis Blues goaltender. Binnington made 28 saves and Oskar Sundqvist added a goal and an assist to lead the Blues to a 4-1 win Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens. Binnington improved to 2-0 after becoming the 35th goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout in his first career start Monday at Philadelphia. “He’s been playing really well,” Sundqvist said. “He got a lot of confidence after that win in Philadelphia, so hopefully he can just keep rolling.” Binnington said he doesn’t deserve any special accolades for sparking his team. “No more than when Sammy Blais scores,” Binnington said. “When the young guys are working and playing hard, I think people always have a good reaction to that and get behind them.” Robert Thomas, Jay Bouwmeester and Blais also scored for St. Louis, which won for the second time in its last six home games. Veteran Carey Price, meanwhile, allowed four goals on 30 shots to lose his third consecutive start. “Basically, we gave it… Read full this story